preface

Draw strength from Chinese culture

Yang Zhenwu

"Only by not forgetting history can we open up the future, and only by being good at inheritance can we be good at innovation. Only by persisting in moving from history to the future and forging ahead from the continuation of the national cultural bloodline, can we do a good job in today's cause." In September 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping's speech at the International Academic Symposium to commemorate the 2565th anniversary of the birth of Confucius sent out the "Chinese voice" to the world to inherit and innovate excellent traditional culture, which aroused widespread resonance.

On November 15, 2012, at the world-renowned press conference, Xi Jinping, who had just taken office as the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, touched countless people with his fresh and simple words. Later, it became a high-frequency word in the media, "Dreaming of the Night", which was from "The Book of Songs, Zhaonan, Caisu".

History is the best textbook. Xi Jinping once pointed out that a nation and a country must know who they are, where they come from, and where they are going. Chinese culture has a long history, accumulating the deepest spiritual pursuit of the Chinese nation and representing the unique spiritual identity of the Chinese nation. The political ambition of "worrying about the worries of the world first, and enjoying the joy of the world after the world", the feeling of serving the country that "the country lives and dies, and does not avoid it because of misfortune and fortune", the heroic and righteous spirit of "the rich and the noble cannot be lewd, the poor and the lowly cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent", and the dedication spirit of "doing one's best and dying", etc., all inherit the spiritual genes of the Chinese nation, which is our deepest cultural soft power.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a series of important speeches, articles, and interviews by General Secretary Xi Jinping have formed a unique style, which people love to listen to, read, and watch, and overseas media have called it "Xi style". An important reason why Xi Jinping's language is fascinating is that he is good at using ancient classics and classic sentences. From the hundred schools of thought to Tang and Song poems, from Confucius to Mao Zedong, they always give people ideological enlightenment and spiritual agitation.

Studying Xi Jinping's articles, speeches, and writings, one of the deepest feelings is that he is good at using classics, often using the past for the present, pushing through the old and bringing forth the new, constantly activating excellent traditional culture, and endowing it with vivid contemporary value and significance.

For example, with "what is beneficial to the people, the silk hair will be prosperous; The affairs of the people must be done at the end of the day" to make it clear that the interests of the masses must be safeguarded for the sake of government, and the use of "governing with facts, and not governing with literature" to explain the truth that empty talk is misleading the country and doing solid work to rejuvenate the country, and lead to "its body is upright, and it is not ordered; Although he is not upright, he does not follow the "exposition of the importance of leading cadres starting from themselves, and highlights the significance of reform and innovation by means of "those who know change with the times, and those who know follow the situation", and all these are too numerous to mention. From the careful use of the canon, we can understand the sense of purpose of "taking the heart of the people as the heart", the political wisdom of "adhering to the ancient way to protect the present", and the pragmatic spirit of "the world's major affairs must be done in detail". It is self-evident what is the selfless feelings of the communists and what is the far-sightedness of the rulers.

Xi Jinping has repeatedly advocated promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese civilization, activating its vitality, and bringing to life the cultural relics collected in museums, the heritage displayed on the vast land, and the words written in ancient books. Up and down for 5,000 years, tens of thousands of miles in length and width, he has easily come to and used classic sentences, showing superb ideological ability and high cultural self-confidence. The process of using the dictionary is actually to create a golden business card of Chinese culture and tell wonderful Chinese stories to the world, which is a vivid example of "making the words written in ancient books come alive".

The ancients said that articles are "the great cause of the country and the immortal event", and the communists will look at the great realm of entrepreneurship and governing the country when they read and write essays. Behind the dictionary is "governing the world", what to use, how to use, and what the effect is, which is not only a reflection of leadership ability, governance thought, and governing style, but also the contemporary practice of applying the governance wisdom of the ancients to the modernization of governance.

Today, China is undergoing profound changes, especially for leading cadres at all levels, comprehensively deepening reform requires learning from the past and learning from the future, overcoming difficulties is inseparable from historical enlightenment, and the calcium of ideals and beliefs is indispensable for the use of political power. Therefore, learning to use dictionaries is not only to remember a few famous sayings and understand a few allusions, but also to be like General Secretary Xi Jinping, so as to open the door and take a step, and continue to deepen the treasure house of profound traditional culture. The study of history can be seen as success and failure, learning from gains and losses, and knowing the rise and fall; Learning poetry can be emotional, ambitious, and beautiful; Learning ethics can know shame, honor and disgrace, and distinguish between right and wrong. Entering the culture, strengthening learning, and improving literacy, we will be more confident and confident when we think about problems and do things.

"Standing on the vast land of 9.6 million square kilometers, sucking the cultural nutrients accumulated by the Chinese nation through its long struggle, and having the mighty power of 1.3 billion Chinese people, we have our own path, have an incomparably broad stage, an incomparably profound historical heritage, and an incomparably strong determination to move forward." Contemporary China is undergoing tremendous changes unseen in a thousand years, and the contemporary Chinese communists are engaged in a great struggle with many new historical characteristics, and if we are rooted in the fertile soil of Chinese culture, conform to the trend of the times, maintain our concentration, and enhance our self-confidence, we will certainly be able to accumulate small steps or even thousands of miles, accumulate small streams to become rivers and seas, and write a brilliant chapter of our generation in the historical relay of realizing the Chinese dream.

Respect for the people

"The foundation of our party is in the people, the blood is in the people, and the strength is in the people." The glorious history of the Communist Party of China over the past 90 years and more has enlightened us that the purpose of building the party to serve the public and ruling for the people has enabled us to draw tremendous material and spiritual strength from the masses of the people. It is this power that allows us to create a Chinese miracle, write a Chinese shock, and find a Chinese path.

From "closely relying on the people and fully mobilizing the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the broadest masses of the people" to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation; From the beginning of his new tenure to break down the invisible wall between the party and the masses and strengthen the flesh-and-blood ties between the party and the people, General Secretary Xi Jinping has taken "the people" as the core value of our party's governance of the country.

For the political chapter

With so many things to do in the country, what kind of capacity do we need to cultivate? Deepening reform is heavy and complex, what kind of thinking is needed? There is not only the pride of the wood show in the forest, but also the trouble that the wind will destroy it; There is not only the pride of "climbing high and looking far", but also the pressure of "nine miles for the mountain". Some people sighed: Today's China is facing a "thrilling jump" that cannot be avoided or avoided. In the face of the "four major dangers" and the "four major tests", higher requirements have been put forward for the ability and level of those in power.

Comprehensively deepening reform is a new "rush to take the test." Comrade Xi Jinping has a systematic grasp and in-depth thinking about the ways and methods, strategies and tactics of governing the country. From the strategic thinking of coordinating the central and local, domestic and international, current and long-term, to the bottom-line thinking of "not avoiding contradictions, not covering up problems, and preparing for the worst in everything"; From the strategic determination of "focusing, concentrating, and focusing on implementation" to the reform courage of "daring to take responsibility and actively promoting reform", there are epistemological analysis, methodological thinking, and summary from practice, which provides basic methods and fundamental guidelines for deepening reform and improving governance.

The famous classical poems and sentences quoted by Comrade Xi Jinping, talking about safety and danger, dealing with chaos, explaining the timing, stressing the overall situation, clarifying the fundamentals, and grasping the key points, are full of dialectical understanding of the essentials of governing and reflect a deep understanding of governing a major country.

Lide chapter

Comrade Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to the "morality" of party members and cadres. In 2004, when he was the secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, he published an article entitled "There are Principles for Emphasizing Official Ethics in the Use of Power" in Qiushi, pointing out that leading cadres "must not only use power according to law, but also use power with morality, and in the final analysis, the use of power must emphasize official morality." In a series of important speeches, Comrade Xi Jinping has also repeatedly emphasized the issue of political ethics, believing that the key to governing the party and the country lies in "building two lines of defense of ideology and morality and party discipline and state law".

For leading cadres in the new era, what is "morality"? In December 2011, at the National Conference of Organization Ministers, Comrade Xi Jinping proposed that leading cadres should be good at distinguishing and correctly handling the four groups of relationships to strengthen their ideological and political cultivation: right and wrong, public and private, true and false, and real and virtual. He also summed up the criteria for the "morality" of leading cadres in the new period into five self-cultivation -- theoretical cultivation, political cultivation, moral cultivation, discipline cultivation, and work style cultivation. These important expositions have clearly defined the connotation and extension of "political ethics" and established ideological guidelines and action guidelines for leading cadres.

"Cultivate his mind and govern his body, and then he can govern the world" "Honesty does not speak of poverty, diligence does not mean hardship"...... The allusions cited by Comrade Xi Jinping have a lot to say about official morality. These concise and far-reaching words answer the questions of "what is official morality", "why do we need official morality" and "how to have official morality" from all aspects.

Slimming

Being a man is the premise of being an official, and the deeds of a leading cadre depend on his own cultivation. Comrade Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the moral cultivation of cadres, emphasizing that "when you see the virtuous, you can think together, and when you see the unvirtuous, you should introspect yourself". Comrade Xi Jinping took the "three stricts and three realities" as the requirements for cadres to improve their work style, and the first place was "strict self-cultivation", which covered the connotation of strengthening party spirit, strengthening ideals and beliefs, improving moral realm, and pursuing noble sentiments, and pointed out the specific direction for cadres to establish morality, words and deeds.

At the same time, Comrade Xi Jinping also clearly expounded the method of self-cultivation and morality: "I am three times a day and I am self-conscious", emphasizing self-reflection and self-criticism; "Be in awe and hold the ruler in your hand", emphasizing abiding by the law and not touching the bottom line; "Prudence, prudence, prudence, and friendliness" emphasizes the prevention of micro-means and non-abandonment of micro-ends; "There is no greater misfortune than not being satisfied, and no one is more guilty than wanting to gain," stressing that leading cadres should control their own desires. It can be said that the famous sayings and allusions quoted by Comrade Xi Jinping give vivid marks to the epistemological and methodological system of leading cadres who worship virtue and self-cultivation.

Dedication

Success comes from hard work, and misfortune begins with empty talk. The spirit of hard work is our party's fine tradition, focusing on implementation is the political nature of the communists, General Secretary Xi Jinping at the beginning of his new office solemnly declared to the whole party that "empty talk is misleading the country, hard work is prosperous". From the mass line education and practice activities, "formalism" is listed as the first of the "four winds", and is determined to eradicate the vanity style; To comprehensively deepen reform, emphasizing "grasping implementation as the focus of promoting reform work", striving to realize the blueprint for reform, emphasizing hard work and focusing on implementation has always been the distinctive character of General Secretary Xi Jinping's governance.

"No, there is no Marxism at all." The opportunity is fleeting, and if the reform does not advance, it will retreat, and the blueprint for building a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way will be drawn by what? How can the "Chinese dream" of 1.3 billion people be realized? At the new historical starting point, "with what mental state" will our party continue to struggle? Fantasy and talk will only delay development, and hard work can achieve dreams. Only by shouldering the responsibilities that should be shouldered, working in a down-to-earth manner, and working in a down-to-earth manner, can we live up to the expectations of the people and the responsibilities of the times.

Persuasion

"Learning is the way to inherit civilization, the ladder of life growth, the foundation of the consolidation of the party, and the key to the prosperity of the country", Comrade Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of learning from four different levels, and explained the reasons why we should attach importance to learning.

Study is the magic weapon for the Chinese communists to overcome difficulties. From "reforming our study" during the rectification of Yan'an, to "we must learn what we do not understand" at the beginning of our administration, from "conscientiously establishing a study system" after reform and opening up, to "vigorously promoting the style of study in the whole party" in the new century, in every major turning period, in the face of the new situation and new tasks, our party has always called on all comrades in the party to step up study. And every time such an upsurge of study is able to promote the cause of the party and the people to achieve great development and progress.

"One can become a communist only by knowing all the wealth created by mankind in order to enrich one's mind". Studying and studying is also an important way for leading cadres to strengthen their cultivation of party spirit, strengthen their ideals and beliefs, and enhance their spiritual realm. Our country has always paid attention to self-cultivation in reading and political morality. In traditional culture, reading, self-cultivation, and morality are not only the foundation of life, but also the foundation of politics. Comrade Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that in modern political civilization, "the personality strength of leading cadres is becoming more and more important for doing a good job in leadership work, and the most important way to form personality strength is to study and study".

In the face of profound changes in the world, the country, and the party, and in the face of the arduousness, complexity, and burdensomeness of reform and development, learning is more important to us. Comrade Xi Jinping once used "the new methods will not be used, the old methods will not work, the hard methods will not be used, and the soft methods will not be used" to describe the "panic of skills" of some leading cadres. To be studious is to be motivated. Only by studying, studying, re-learning, practicing, practicing, and re-practicing, can the "two centenary" goals be realized, and the "Chinese dream" of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can come true.

Ren Xian

The most important thing in politics is to win souls. Our party has always attached great importance to the selection and appointment of talents, and has always grasped the selection and appointment of people as a key and fundamental issue that has a bearing on the cause of the party and the people. "The key to carrying out the great struggle with many new historical characteristics lies in the party and the people", "the key lies in the people, and it is necessary to build a large contingent of high-quality cadres", Comrade Xi Jinping's important thesis, clearly put forward the major topic of forging "good cadres" in our era.

Firm faith, serving the people, diligent and pragmatic, daring to take responsibility, honest and honest, this is the "group portrait" that Comrade Xi Jinping has depicted for the good cadres of our era. From "using a sage is a group of sages, and seeing sages and thinking together will become a trend", emphasizing the establishment of a correct employment orientation; to "select good cadres", emphasizing the improvement of the selection and employment mechanism; and then to "strictly govern the party, the key is to govern officials strictly", emphasizing strict constraints, Comrade Xi Jinping's "talent classic" covers all aspects such as identifying talents, recommending talents, appointing talents, respecting talents and cultivating talents.

The world

A broader vision and a more enterprising attitude...... When the spotlight of the world turns to China, Comrade Xi Jinping's series of expositions on diplomacy embody the Chinese concept of thinking on the road, the long-term strategy of China, the responsibility of China both internally and externally, and the charm of China with a calm atmosphere.

"Mutual help, solidarity and common development" is the description of the ideal relationship between countries on this planet by Comrade Xi Jinping in his 2014 New Year's message. "The Chinese Dream and the Latin American Dream are closely intertwined", "The Chinese Dream and the African Dream should be realized together", "The European Dream and the Chinese Dream have more convergence and docking", ...... "Chinese Dream" has become a bridge to connect the hearts and minds of countries around the world. Unswervingly following the path of peaceful development, actively advocating the sense of a community with a shared future for mankind, and safeguarding fairness and justice among countries, China has taken a step forward in the international arena full of oriental wisdom.

From "calculating profits should be calculated for the benefit of the world" to "all things are nurtured and not harmed", from "mountains accumulate and rise, and rivers accumulate and grow" to "do unto others as you would like to be treated", on the international stage, Comrade Xi Jinping has fully demonstrated the charm of traditional Chinese thought, and explained China's foreign policy with sentences and allusions, which are concise and meaningless. Adhering to the concept of "harmony and difference", adopting the strategy of "seeking common ground while reserving differences", acknowledging the differences of "things are not even, things are also feelings", and opening the mind of "vast and boundless, sailing but trade winds", in the face of the turbulent international environment, Comrade Xi Jinping's exposition is full of spiritual charm and moral energy, showing the self-confidence, honesty, pragmatism and responsible attitude of a leader of a major country.

Integrity Chapter

"The high-pressure anti-corruption posture must be maintained, and we must adhere to a zero-tolerance attitude to punish corruption. As for corrupt elements, we must resolutely investigate and deal with every corrupt element. From the perspective of the party's life and death, Comrade Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized anti-corruption on many occasions, emphasizing that it is necessary to prevent "indulging flies as a hazard" and never "raising tigers as a problem"; It is necessary to treat both the symptoms and the root causes, and to win time by treating the symptoms as the root cause; It is necessary to grasp it frequently and for a long time, and "always maintain a high-pressure posture of punishing corruption."

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, from Li Chuncheng and Liu Zhijun to Bo Xilai, Xu Caihou and Zhou Yongkang, one by one the "tigers" have been pulled out, and the investigation and punishment have been continuously increased. From the "section chief" to the "village chief", from "late arrival and early departure" to "service attitude", the flies around the masses have been flattened, and the "fly and ant thing" is no longer a fish that slips through the net, as long as it violates party discipline and state law, it will be severely punished. The determination of fierce medicine to get rid of scabies and re-enforce the chaos of the law, the courage to scrape the bones to cure the poison, and the courage of the strong man to break his wrist show a distinctive "Xi style"; The fall of many "flies" and "tigers" one after another has also greatly purified the party's ranks and boosted the party's morale and people's hearts......

Beliefs

Ideals and beliefs are the spiritual "calcium" of communists, and Comrade Xi Jinping has repeatedly used this metaphor to emphasize the importance of faith. Indeed, if there is a lack of calcium mentally, you will get "hypochondriasis", and you will not be able to walk properly and stand upright, let alone carry out work and lead reform.

Strengthening ideals and beliefs and adhering to spiritual pursuits is the foundation for communists to live in peace. Over the past 90 years and more, countless Communist Party members have bravely sacrificed their lives for the interests of the party and the people, and what supports them is the spiritual strength that "the revolutionary ideal is higher than heaven." In the revolutionary era, this is the pursuit of going forward and succeeding without regrets; In the construction era, this is the dedication of hard work and burning passion; In the era of reform, this is the motivation to dare to be the first and fight against the tide. It is precisely because of the incorruptible body of King Kong that we have the power to "move from victory to victory" with ideals and beliefs; It is precisely because of our ideals and beliefs that we have won the support of hundreds of millions of people.

At present, pluralistic ideas are stirring each other and challenging the mainstream values; Material temptations swept in, impacting the self-discipline defense line of cadres. As Comrade Xi Jinping emphasized, the various problems existing in the cadre contingent are precisely because the ideals and beliefs of a small number of party members and cadres are shaken, and the problem of the failure of the "general switch". "Firm faith" is used by Comrade Xi Jinping as the "first criterion" for judging whether cadres are qualified. In the face of the "four major dangers" and the "four major tests", we should strengthen our ideals and beliefs and accumulate the most powerful spiritual strength for reform and development and national rejuvenation.

Innovation

"Innovation is the soul of a nation's progress, an inexhaustible source of a country's prosperity, and the most distinctive national endowment of the Chinese nation." Whether it is emphasizing "putting scientific and technological innovation at the core of the overall national development" in promoting reform, or proposing that "the direction of scientific and technological development is innovation, innovation, and re-innovation" in economic transformation, "innovation" has always occupied an important position in Comrade Xi Jinping's governing thinking.

In the face of a complex reform environment and arduous development tasks, today's China needs to be driven by innovation more than ever. Whether it is to seek progress while maintaining stability and promote transformation and development, or to protect the environment and build a "beautiful China"; Whether it is to improve the system to enhance governance capabilities, or to stimulate vitality to build a cultural power, we need to keep in mind Comrade Xi Jinping's earnest message, "to meet challenges, the most fundamental thing is reform and innovation", and we need to support innovation and creation to the greatest extent, so that the creative vitality of the whole society can be fully released, so that innovative talents from all walks of life can emerge.

Rule of Law

"The law is the end of the rule." The rule of law is an important sign of political maturity. The Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) marked a milestone in comprehensively advancing the rule of law, emphasizing that "to uphold the rule of law, we must first adhere to the rule of law, and to adhere to the rule of law, we must first adhere to the rule of law." Focusing on comprehensively advancing the rule of law and striving to build a rule of law in China, Comrade Xi Jinping has put forward a series of new ideas, new views, new arguments and new requirements, enriched and developed the theory of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, and pointed out the fundamental path and direction of efforts to promote the modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity.

Emphasizing that "the rule of law is the basic way of governing the country", he pointed out that "the rule of law is an important support for the country's governance system and governance capacity", called for "creating a new situation of governing the country according to law", and required leading cadres to improve "the ability to use the rule of law thinking and rule of law methods", and made it clear that major reforms should be "based on the law", and persist in using the rule of law thinking and rule of law methods to fight corruption...... Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the role of the law has been continuously strengthened, and the concept of "rule of law" has been repeatedly reaffirmed, becoming one of the most eye-catching symbols of the governance of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as General Secretary.

Dialectic

Engels famously said, "Contempt for dialectics cannot go unpunished." In a certain sense, the "panic of skills" in the era of reform is, first of all, "the poverty of philosophy". Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as General Secretary has implemented the worldview methodology of dialectical materialism and historical materialism in the process of promoting reform, and put forward strategic thinking, dialectical thinking, systematic thinking, innovative thinking and bottom-line thinking. These world views and methodologies are interconnected and organically unified, constituting a complete and scientific method of reform.

"The principle of the world, there must be a zhang, there must be a weak, there must be a weak, there must be a revival and there must be a waste, there must be a take", the unity of opposites is the objective law of the development of things. Nowadays, the situation is ever-changing, problems are emerging one after another, and public opinion is in an uproar, which is the realistic fundamental aspect of deepening reform. If we do not have philosophical thinking of system theory, process theory, and contradiction theory, how can we keep the overall situation in mind, gain insight into the general trend, preside over the work of a field, and lead the development of a place?

Comrade Xi Jinping stressed that leading cadres should improve their ability to think dialectically, that is, to admit contradictions, analyze contradictions, resolve contradictions, and be good at grasping the key points, finding the key points, and gaining insight into the laws of development of things. Thinking about the value of life, grasping the pulse of society, seeking eternal truth, and studying and applying philosophy are the basic skills of leading cadres. Only by looking at the problem in two and thinking about things from multiple angles can we avoid the "blind man touching the elephant", understand the complexity of China, and grasp the general trend of reform.